Poverty and Ethnic Patterns in COVID-19 Excess Mortality: Evidence from Chile, 2020-2022.

Poverty and Ethnic Patterns in COVID-19 Excess Mortality: Evidence from Chile, 2020-2022.

Publication date: Dec 10, 2025

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted deep-rooted health inequities globally, with marginalized populations showing disproportionate disease burden. We employed Serfling regression models and multivariable analyses to estimate excess mortality across geographic, demographic, and poverty groups from 2020-2022 in Chile. Elderly populations (80+ years) experienced the highest excess mortality (267. 35 per 10,000 population), more than eight times higher than those under 80 years (30. 80 per 10,000 population). Multivariable linear regression models showed both Indigenous proportion (coefficient=53. 66, p

Concepts Keywords
Chile Chile
Models COVID-19
Pandemic excess mortality
health inequities
Indigenous health
poverty

Semantics

Type Source Name
disease MESH COVID-19

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